Billy Joel Announces MSG Show

Billy Joel will be taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line come January because he’s in a New York state of mind. As he continues to add dates one-by-one, the latest gig will find the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time back at Madison Square Garden.

The Jan. 27 gig marks Joel’s return to the venue since appearing at the “12-12-12” Hurricane Sandy benefit. The last time the Piano Man headlined The Garden was in 2006 when his sold-out 12-night residency broke the record for the venue’s “longest run of a single artist.”

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Foxborough Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.

After returning from an excursion to Europe earlier this month, the Grammy-award winner will close out 2013 by receiving the Kennedy Center Honor in December and playing a New Year’s Eve show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Here’s what his 2014 plans look like so far:

Jan. 7 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center
Jan. 11 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center
Jan. 17 – Tampa, Fla., Tampa Bay Times Forum
Jan. 22 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Jan. 27 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena

A Citi cardmember presale for the MSG show begins Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. EST. Tickets go on sale to the general public Nov. 23 at 10 a.m. EST.

Head over to BillyJoel.com for more information.